Cutter for vegetables and fruits



June 23, 1931. A- BRQMBERG 1,811,743

CUTTER FOR VEGETABES AND FRUITS Filed Jul'y 2o. 192s 2 sheets-sheet 1 awomu June 23, 1931. A, BROMBERG 1,811,743

CUTTER FOR VEGETABLES AND FRUITS Filed July 20, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /Ai :aff

,ray z Patented June 23, 1931 UNITED STATES RAT-N20F-FICE AUGUSTV BROMBERG, on wauwe'rose, wnscoivsriv,` `Assenon or [oNn-'IIAL Tonnes L.

. DILLON, F lvinwAUKnn, wisconsin 'v GUTTER non vnG-nrABnnsAnnrn-UITS Application filed July 20 ing a rotary element Ywith individual cut` ters mounted as described below.

A further object is to provide, in connection with the housing of the rotary element, means for receiving those vegetables and .10 fruits which require handling or manipula-l tion in aparticular manner.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel con'- struction and arrangement of elements de-v .15. scribed, illustrated and claimed, it being understood that modifications may be made within the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit of the invention.

'In the drawings forming part of this ap- 20 plicationz- Figure 1 is a view of the device in elevation and section, with parts in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a top plan view with ay portion of the housing broken away.

Figure 3 is a vertical section on line 3*-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a4 detail in section, on line 11.-l of Figure 1, showing the adjustable mounting of one of the cutting blades.

Figure 5 isa detail in elevation showing a modiiied form of housing member for receiving small fruits or vegetables to be sliced.

Figure 6 is a section Aon line 6-6 of Figure 5. n

Fig. 7 is a detail in section similar to Fig. 4:, taken on a line parallel to line 1 4 Vin Fig. 1 but farther to the left. Y

In carrying out the invention, I provide a rotary element 10 which may be of disk form, this element having channels 11 each of which may have a beveled wall such as 12, with which the sharp edges of the cutters cooperate.

The disk or other rotary element 10 is mounted by means of a shaft 13, threaded at 14C for securing a crank 15 by means of which movement is imparted to said disk 10.

A housingv for the rotary cutter or slicing device includes a wall 16 and an edge portion 50 17, and a wall 18 toward the, outer portion 192s. l. eef-'iaiy No. `celtico.

of the, housing, this side of the casing or housing being provided with an opening at communicating `:with the interior of the hopper orotherjsimilar element. This hopper or` vegetable receiving device maybe formed if desired with the walls of the housing, or may be` applied thereto. The hopper' includes an outer inclined wall 2O andrend'lwallsfsuch as s 21.9.'` kThe casing member on this side ofthe Y device may be secured byfmeansof'screws or the like 22 passing thru Vflange portion 23 and into Ysupporting clampingA member 25 of suitable form as indicatedin 'Figure Where a..U:s1.1aped-i r etienne-,sewers iS SHQimiggfj., i f

clamping; screw or thumb screw 26 provides means for securing the 4housing to. a L stationary, 'element 27 which maybe assumed to representthe edge portion of thetablel 1 or' the like. u An important feature of the-construction' is'thatshown .inFigure Liwherein the mount*-A ingjof' thecutting devices isillustrated lin detail-iff, lIVhe bladesare ycurved as shown in 'Fig-V ure` 1, and theseblades` are secured screws f 3.1; @Seine thriljsldts'; 32, '-pefmittingzof adr" ju'stment 'toward andaway from Ithe wall 12,( so'thatthe beveled edges of the `blades Omay be'aceurately positioned. fmThe slots 32have4 an open'endzfasshown in .Figure 1, and a con-jl sid'erable .degree'of adjustment is` practicable in connection with 'the' mounting devices per sey represented by 31.l Y y N FurtherA ad'ustment lof the blades 30 is ob- .tained by screws 33 which are inserted thru disk 10 from a direction opposite to thatin 'which screws 31 were inserted. This arrangement provides for the slight tilting or variation in inclination of the edges of the blades with reference to the surface of the disk 10 at the edge portions of the channels 11.

Byv referring to Figures 1, 4 and 7 of the oiiicial drawings it will be noted that one of the screws 33 for each blade isarranged laterally of the other screws of the respective blade that the third point of Contact or support is provided for the blade.

In view ofthe adaptability of the device because of the particular adjustment of the cutters, and because of the provision indicated below for special vegetable or fruit holding means,-tl1e machine is suitable for a variety of uses, and is capable of handling and slicing material with speed and satisfaction so far as results are concerned.

In Figures 5 and 6 I have illustrated a. casing or housing member designated 38, this member including a cut away portion 39 for cooperation with the axial element by means of which the rotary device is mounted.

rlhe vegetable or fruit holding device comprises a U-shaped structure 40, the bend of the U designated ll being toward the axis of rotation, and the walls shown in Figure 5 as extending vertically, being substantially parallel if desired. The end wall is designated 42. This arrangement permits of the convenient mounting of small articles to be sliced which cannot readily be taken care of in a satisfactory manner in a relatively large hopper such as that shown in Figure 3. More over it is frequently desired to effect the slicing by making a cut in a direction parallel to a preceding cut Without changing the position of the article being sliced7 which change or movement readily occurs when the hopper is larger than necessary.

What I claim is z- A cutter including a casing having a hopper and a discharge neck, a cutter disk journaled in said casing and having knife grooves each including a straight side Wall and an oppositely inclined side wall, adjusting screws threaded into the disk at the grooves, cutting blades positioned in the grooves with the cutting edges disposed adjacent the inclined side walls and having slots opening outwardly through the non-cutting edges thereof to receive the screws to permit the blades to be adjusted to vary the cutting edges towards and from the inclined walls and set screws carried by the disks at the opposite side of the disks from the adjusting screws and bearing against the blades and cooperating with the adjusting screws in varying the inclination of the cutting edges of the blades relative to the inclined side walls of the grooves.

In testimony whereof I aliX my signature.

AUGUST BROMBERG. 

